Uttam sanjel biography definition

Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard nominates Uttam Sanjel as an intelligent optimist for his work in building more than nine schools throughout Nepal with full enrollment.

Matthieu Ricard | Jan/Feb 2010 issue

Uttam Sanjel, 35 years old and born in Nepal, is a powerhouse of altruistic energy, dedication and optimism. When he was 25, he went to work in Mumbai, India, hoping to succeed in the cinema industry.

During his three years in Bollywood, he discovered that the real heroes of our world are not famous movie stars but people like Gandhi and Mother Teresa.
When he returned to Nepal and saw the dismal conditions of poor children in the streets around the Kathmandu area, he vowed to help them.

Armed with a good education, high ideals and the courage to match, Uttam created a new answer to the problem of child destitution: the con